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Water ices

For Water ices, cfr section is 21 CFR 135.160; category (cfr part) is Frozen Desserts; composition requirements is Water ices are the foods each of which is prepared from the same ingredients and in the same manner prescribed in § 135.140 for sherbets, except that the mix need not be pasteurized, and complies with all the provisions of § 135.140 (including the requirements for label statement of ingredients), except that no milk or milk-derived ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used; what separates it from neighbours is no milk or milk-derived ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

CFR section
21 CFR 135.160 our reading
Standardized food
Water ices verified
Category (CFR part)
Frozen Desserts verified
Composition requirements
Water ices are the foods each of which is prepared from the same ingredients and in the same manner prescribed in § 135.140 for sherbets, except that the mix need not be pasteurized, and complies with all the provisions of § 135.140 (including the requirements for label statement of ingredients), except that no milk or milk-derived ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used. verified
What separates it from neighbours
no milk or milk-derived ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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§ 135.160 Water ices. ( a ) Description. Water ices are the foods each of which is prepared from the same ingredients and in the same manner prescribed in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-135.140> § 135.140 for sherbets, except that the mix need not be pasteurized, and complies with all the provisions of <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-135.140> § 135.140 (including the requirements for label statement of ingredients), except that no milk or milk-derived ingredient and no egg ingredient, other than egg white, is used.

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11

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